Book Review: Sanjay Kathuria, Arti Grover, Viviana Maria Eugenia Perego, Aaditya Mattoo and Pritam Banerjee, Unleashing E-commerce for South Asian Integration

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI:10.1177/1391561420910956

A. Mukherjee

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opportunities. It discusses how a regional value chain can emerge in the NER, with Bangladesh serving as the source country, particularly in the case of medical tourism. It also analyses the necessary conditions for this to happen, including participation in logistics services and transit arrangements. The report presents a rich analysis of the four sectors (spices, fruits and vegetables, bamboo and medical tourism) in the NER, drawing out strategic aspects in each of the value chains. This includes the opportunities for upgrading and specialization in particular segments of the chain. The opportunities for employment generation, especially of women and the poor, have also been analysed in each case. The emergence of the regional chain with Bangladesh is a possibility in each of these sectors and each chapter has explored how this can happen in detail. In the case of medical tourism, the likelihood of this is greatest. In the case of the other sectors, each chapter has also spelled out the barriers in greater regional integration. Given the low intra-regional trade in South Asia, this report presents promising suggestions, which must be taken up seriously by policymakers.

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书评:Sanjay Kathuria, Arti Grover, Viviana Maria Eugenia Perego, Aaditya Mattoo和Pritam Banerjee，为南亚一体化释放电子商务

的机会。它讨论了在孟加拉国作为来源国的情况下，特别是在医疗旅游方面，如何在东北地区形成区域价值链。报告还分析了实现这一目标的必要条件，包括参与物流服务和过境安排。该报告对新兴国家的四个部门(香料、水果和蔬菜、竹子和医疗旅游)进行了丰富的分析，并提出了每个价值链中的战略方面。这包括在产业链的特定环节进行升级和专业化的机会。在每种情况下，还分析了创造就业的机会，特别是妇女和穷人的就业机会。与孟加拉国的区域链的出现在这些部门都是可能的，每一章都详细探讨了这是如何发生的。就医疗旅游而言，这种可能性最大。在其他部门的情况下，每一章也阐明了更大的区域一体化的障碍。鉴于南亚区域内贸易较低，本报告提出了有希望的建议，政策制定者必须认真对待。

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期刊介绍： The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to enhance multilateral and regional economic integration. Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last few years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development. The South Asia Economic Journal (SAEJ) is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It also discusses South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments. We also welcome contributions to inter-disciplinary analysis on South Asia. As a refereed journal, SAEJ carries articles by scholars, economic commentators,policy-makers and officials, from both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to create a vibrant research space to explore the multidimensional economic issues of concern to scholars working on South Asia. Among the issues debated in relation to South Asia are: - the implications of global economic trends; - the issues and challenges by WTO; - approaches to industrialization and development; - the role of regional institutions such as the SAARC; - the relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN; - the implications of economic liberalization for trade and investment in the region; - new initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian countries both on a bilateral and a regional basis.